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Culver Academies
1300 Academy Road #157, Culver, IN 46511 - View a map of this school Map tel: 574-842-7100
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"Our goal at The Culver Academies and Culver Summer Camps is to educate students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual - mind, spirit, and body - through an integrated curriculum that emphasizes the cultivation of character. To accomplish our goal, Culver has spent the last 108 years creating an integrated academic, leadership, religious, and athletic program that is second to none in The United States..."


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School Focus College-Prep Military College Preparatory
Grades Offered 9-12 9-12
School Type Co-ed Co-ed
Support for ADD/ADHD Students No No
Religious Affiliation Non-denominational Non-denominational
Year Founded 1894 1900
Campus Size 1800 acres 150 acres
     
Student Body
Enrollment 795 students 300 students
Percent Students of Color 30% 18%
Percent International Students 19% 16%
Percent Students Boarding 89% 72%
Average SAT Score n/a *National Avg. » View
Offers Post-Grad Year No No
     
Academics and Faculty    
Saturday Classes No No
Classroom Dress Code Formal Formal
Average Class Size 16 12
*National School Avg. » 20
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:9 1:7
# of AP/Advanced Courses Offered 21 14
ESL Courses Offered Yes Yes
% Faculty with Advanced Degree 87% 60%
Summer Program Offered Yes Yes
     
Finances    
Endowment Size $182 million $16 million
Yearly Tuition (Boarding Students) $34,000 $38,500
Yearly Tuition (Day Students) $24,500 $21,950
Percent Students on Financial Aid 45% 31%
Average Financial Aid Grant $ 21,334 $ 17,000
Merit Scholarships Offered Yes No
     
Admission    
Application Deadline None / Rolling Jan. 15
SSAT Required Yes Yes
Acceptance Rate 49% 60%
Director of Admissions J. Michael Turnbull
Derek Perkins
Associate Director of Admissions Derek Perkins
Sports:
Total Interscholastic Sports Offered 19 13

Interscholastic Sports

BaseballBasketball
CheeringCrew
Cross CountryFencing
FootballGolf
Ice HockeyLacrosse
PoloSailing
SoccerSoftball
SwimmingTennis
Track and FieldVolleyball
Wrestling 
School Notes:
  • Our goal at The Culver Academies and Culver Summer Camps is to educate students for leadership and responsible citizenship in society by developing and nurturing the whole individual - mind, spirit, and body - through an integrated curriculum that emphasizes the cultivation of character. To accomplish our goal, Culver has spent the last 108 years creating an integrated academic, leadership, religious, and athletic program that is second to none in The United States.
  • The Culver Academies are college preparatory boarding and day schools located on an 1,800-acre campus on the north shore of Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver, Ind.
  • School accreditations: TABS, NAIS
  • Sample of notable school alumni:
    • K.S. - Tennessee Titans owner
    • Hal Holbrook - Actor
    • Frank Batten - Weather Channel founder
    • George Steinbrenner - New York Yankees owner
    • Alberto Bailleres - Corporate mogul
    • Gene Siskel - Film Critic
    • Roscoe C. Howard - US Attorney
    • Jon Scieszka - Children's Book Author
    • Dr. Sally Hodder - HIV/AIDS researcher
    • Gary Suter - NHL defenseman
  • Profile last updated: 10/24/2008
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